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Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
26-Jun-11 - 05:36 PM
Thread Name: ADD: jamaican folk music
Subject: RE: ADD: jamaican folk music
Lyr. Add: WHEN YOU SEE DE UGLY ONE
Game song.

(E)When you see de ugly one,
(A)When you see de (E)ugly one
(B7)When you see de (E)ugly one
You (B7)cur yo' eye an' pass dem.
(E)Dis is de way my lick-a-money go
(A)Dis is de way my (E)lick-a-money go.
(B7)Dis is de way my (E)lick-a-money go.
To buy a (B7)crochet (E) needle.

Wgen you see de pretty one (3X)
You rub yo' hand, call dem
Dis is de way ma lick-a-money go (3x)
To buy a crochet needle.

When you see de funny one (3x)
You bite yo' nail, an' pass dem
Dis is de way ma lick-a-money go (3x)
To buy a crochet needle.

Many different verses to this song.
Musical score and chords, pp. 100-101.
Jim Morse, coll., 1958, Folk Songs of the Caribbean, Bantam Books.